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The Colonial Period (1607-1775) was essentially the first literary movement in America. The ideas portrayed within the period were expressed with two main styles of writing; Puritan and Classical. The puritan style was heavily influenced by God and the puritan's way of life. It was often short and too the point, and referred to ordinary things. The Classical Style was usually used to express analysis, theory, and practice. This style was delivered in a way that it would influence the audience. "Huswifery", by Edward Taylor offers a great example of the use of the Puritan style. He used a spinning wheel, and ordinary object, to compare his relationship to God. He tried to compare his ...view middle of the document...

He also wrote "Poor Richard's Almanack". This story used aphorisms to reach out the audience and force them to dwell on the truths of human nature. These stories and others like them helped to move America from the Colonial period to a more modern period of thinking and science.
The Romantic Period (1828-1865) was the third major literary movement in American society. The Romantic period emphasized inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual. It contained styles of writing like romanticism, transcendentalism, and anti-transcendentalism. The goal of romanticism was to appeal to people's intellect and emotions. "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" is a great example of a romantic story. This poem appeals to the readers emotions by describing how the power of nature will overcome that of man; just like how a man's footprint in the sand gets washed away by the rising and falling tide. In transcendentalism, people believed in observation and experience over theory and pure logic. That idea was extremely prevalent in "Self-Reliance", by Ralph Emerson. The story preached individuality and that everyone should be accepting of each other's flaws and not judging one another. Also, that it is ok to make mistakes and have flaws. This correlates to the main theme of the romantic period. Anti-transcendentalists believe in the darker side of humanity. They believe that man is the most destructive force and that the only way to reach god is through doing well, to contradict their sinful being. "Civil Disobedience", by Henry Thoreau was written based of his trip to jail for refusing to pay taxes, in protest of the Mexican war. His views were primarily based on how a government works better when governing the least; that they do not need to enforce rules to be better. All of these stories helped to shape the American society into a more individualist based society and portray the reality that man is not always the most dominant force.
The Realistic period (1865-1914) was considered the fourth literary movement in America. Realism gave a practical outlook of the lives of ordinary people. Realism did not mask the harsh details of a realistic lifestyle, but more of a look into the nitty-gritty of the...

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